package gw.util

uses gw.entity.ITypeList

/**
 * Util to handle discrete function related to TypeKey
 */
class TypekeyUtil {

  private construct() {

  }
  
  /**
   * Get all available typekeys for a given typelist name
   * @param typelistName the name of the typelist eg. "State"
   * @return the list of available typekeys eg. {State.TC_AL, State.TC_CA...}
   * @throws RuntimeException if the specified name doesn't correspond to any type
   */
  public static function getTypeKeys(typeListName : String) : Object[]{
    var typelist = getTypeList(typeListName)
    return typelist.getTypeKeys(false).toArray()
  }

  /**
   * Get TypeList for a given typeListName
   * @param typeListName
   * @return the TypeList corresponding to the given typeListName
   * @throws RuntimeException if the specified name doesn't correspond to valid typelist
   */
  public static function getTypeList(typeListName : String) : ITypeList {
    var typelist = gw.lang.reflect.TypeSystem.getByFullName("typekey.${typeListName}")
        as gw.entity.ITypeList
    return typelist
  }
}